Brutal Lamborghini Gallardo Crash and Burn

The specter of Eastern Bloc bureaucratic inefficiency nearly cost racer Giorgio Bartocci his life at the Lamborghini Blancpain Super Trofeo in Brno, Czech Republic. After losing control and slamming into the track wall, Bartocci’s Lamborghini Gallardo lights up like a chain smoker after an international flight. As you can see in the video, the safety crew working the track seems to be waiting for someone to file a 27B-6 form before they attempt to pull Bartocci out of his rapidly melting Lambo. Instead, Bartocci’s own crewmembers and co-driver step in to save their teammate while the Czech crew continues to dribble flame retardant on the track. Read more

She Knows How To Work A Stick

Think only wiry little Italian dudes know how to maneuver high-speed sports cars around windy European streets? Better think again. The blonde vixen behind the wheel of this Lotus Exige shreds down the asphalt and runs through the gears like a champ—all while wearing a pair of short shorts no larger than the napkin you’ll probably want on hand when you watch this video. I must say, though, the way she mashes the pedals in her high-heeled boots makes me wonder whether she’s done some work as a dominatrix in Dusseldorf back in the day. Read more

Spectacular Car Crashes Caught on Tape

I know, I know. We spend a lot of time ogling leggy ladies on this site. Can you blame us? But the world isn’t just a playpen for airbrushed beauties—terrible things happen to amazing cars. Gut-wrenching things. Spine-tingling things. Readers, if you’re the type who shivered every time you passed by the box for Faces of Death at the video shop, then you don’t want to continue with this post. If you’re not too squeamish, then check out these heinous car crashes. Read more